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She added: “The lady was doing her best but it was the worst thing she could have said.

“Everyone just started running to the service desk and I thought ‘there’s no chance now’. My daughter was clinging to me – it was like a stampedeT

“There were no other flights from Liverpool until Tuesday. We looked at driving and there were flights from Manchester on Saturday night but it would have cost £1,800 just for that.

Santa left them a lightbox message and Disney balloons to announce the trip

“We booked our hotel separately so we’ve lost the money.

“Even if we get the maximum compensation from easyJet, it will only come to 1,000 euros. They’ve said the weather was to blame so we don’t know if our travel insurance will pay out.

“I had to stop myself from crying in front of the children. Ella-Rose is only two so she doesn’t understand but she has been asking if we’re going swimming and if she’ll see the princesses.”

An easyJet spokesman told the Liverpool Echo : “Unfortunately, due to freezing fog at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and earlier delays due to adverse weather in Amsterdam, easyJet was unable to operate flight EZY7045 from Liverpool to Paris on December 30 as its crew had exceeded their legal operating hours.

“We would like to apologise to all passengers whose plans were impacted by the cancellation.”